On the possible origin of X-rays in long laboratory sparks

Journal of Atmospheric and Solar-Terrestrial Physics

Volumn 71, Issue 17-18, 2009, Pages 1890-1898

  Cooray, Vernon ^a   Arevalo, Liliana ^a   Rahman, Mahbubur ^a   Dwyer, Joseph ^b   Rassoul, Hamid ^b  

^a UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b Florida Institute of Technology ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Gamma rays; Lightning; Sparks; X rays

Indexed keywords

AIR-GAPS; DEVELOPMENT PROCESS; ENERGETIC ELECTRON; LONG ROD; NEGATIVE LIGHTNING; POTENTIAL GRADIENTS; SIMULTANEOUS MEASUREMENT; THEORETICAL ESTIMATION; TIME-RESOLVED PHOTOGRAPHY; X-RAY BURSTS;

ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE; ELECTRIC FIELDS; ELECTRIC SPARKS; ELECTRONS; LIGHTNING; X RAYS;

GAMMA RAYS;

EID: 71749113820     PISSN: 13646826     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jastp.2009.07.010     Document Type: Article

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